Byram Hills' Jeff Lynch, center, is mobbed by his teammates and coaches after reaching the 1,000-point mark in Friday night's game against Pleasantville.

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Although Jeff Lynch has dunked in practice, never in any of his four varsity seasons had he thrown one down in a game. So there the Byram Hills senior found himself in the first quarter Friday night, alone on a breakaway and just one point shy of 1,000 for his career.

If not now, when?

"As I'm going down, I thought, 'I have to do this right now,' " Lynch said. "I had to at least try." ...